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03.12.2024

Rokstone’s Rise at Lloyd’s Continues

It’s a typically overcast morning, the City of London humming with a sense of purpose. Amid the clink of coffee cups and the shuffle of papers, a buzz surrounds a certain new announcement from Rokstone.

02.12.2024

From Fame to Fallout: Rokstone’s Disgrace Cover Has Your Brand’s Back

In today’s high visibility, fast-moving culture, the risks of aligning your brand with celebrities have never been greater. Social media’s rapid fire exposes every opinion, every action and every misstep. One wrong move and the very people meant to elevate your brand could bring it crashing down.

28.11.2024

Rokstone Leads New Era in Natural Catastrophe Protection with NormanMax

Rokstone is advancing the capabilities of parametric insurance with the launch of our new portfolio, powered by NormanMax, Lloyd’s Syndicate 3939 - the first syndicate to focus exclusively on natural catastrophe parametric reinsurance.

14.11.2024

Rokstone Expands into Dubai: We Are Open for Business

We are thrilled to announce that Rokstone is officially open for business in the UAE

07.11.2024

Rokstone Property Secures New Binding Authority Agreement with Aviva

Rokstone is delighted to announce a new three-year binding authority agreement with Aviva

05.11.2024

Charting New Waters in Marine Cargo Milestone with Allianz

Rokstone is proud to announce a significant enhancement to our Marine Cargo offering with the unveiling of our new collaboration with Allianz Commercial for Marine Cargo.

29.10.2024

Rokstone's D&O Line Size Increase

In a whirlwind of successes, we are delighted to announce a significant milestone that marks the burgeoning triumph of our Directors and Officers insurance division.

26.09.2024

Rokstone’s Cool Move with Coventry Blaze Partnership

Are you ready for the new ice hockey season, because we are diving into the action with Coventry Blaze in a brand new partnership.

12.09.2024

Ellie Wakeling: Shattering the Ice Ceiling with Rokstone’s Support

As Rokstone proudly marks the first anniversary of our three year sponsorship with Ellie, we celebrate her remarkable achievements and the impact our support has had on her career as she sets new standards for female athletes in a male dominated sport.

30.08.2024

Aventum Group: Where the Best People Build Bright Futures

Earning a spot on the UK’s Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance list proves Aventum Group is doing exactly that.

22.08.2024

Celebrating Excellence: Women in Insurance Awards 2024 - The Finalists

Earlier this year, it was announced that from across Aventum Group, we had 13 women nominated at the Women in Insurance Awards 2024.

13.08.2024

Pioneering Cancer Care: Rokstone’s Newest A&H Offering

The Rokstone Accident and Health team are proud to announce the launch of a new, groundbreaking Cancer Care product, marking the first in several niche products coming to market as we continue to expand our portfolio.

12.08.2024

Rokstone Recruits Strengthen Actuarial and Underwriting Management

We are pleased to announce the appointment of two senior management positions. Stuart Lee and Martin Thomas join Rokstone as Chief Actuary and Head of Underwriting Management respectively.

08.08.2024

Breaking Ground in Aviation Insurance: Rokstone's Skyward Leap

Fasten your seatbelts and prepare for takeoff because Rokstone is thrilled to announce the launch of our Global Aviation division, backed by Allianz Commercial capacity.

05.08.2024

Top 10 Triumph: Aventum on UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing List

Aventum Group has only gone and claimed the number seven spot on the prestigious UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing list - in the large company category.

17.07.2024

Rokstone: Havana Nights - Altitude 2024

On Wednesday 3 July 2024, our much anticipated annual event, Altitude, took place at The Standard Hotel in London.

10.07.2024

Rokstone Welcomes Charles Landrum to Lead US Sports and Leisure Casualty

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Sports and Leisure Casualty division in the US, led by Charles Landrum.

17.06.2024

Get Ready to Score Big With Rokstone’s Newest Launch

Calling sports enthusiasts and adrenaline junkies! Rokstone is thrilled to announce the launch of our latest game-changer: Sports Personal Accident Insurance, brought to you by Graham Amato.

05.06.2024

Celebrating Aventum: A Proud Inclusion on the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development List

At Aventum, we have always believed that our people are our greatest asset. Today, we are proud to announce that we have been named among the top 15 in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development. New for this year, the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development list is a spotlight award celebrating companies excelling in promoting staff development.

24.05.2024

Relive the Magic: BIBA 2024 Highlights

On Wednesday 15 May, we hosted our annual BIBA event at the stunning Cloud 23 in Manchester. With a record-breaking attendance of over 200 of our broker and carrier partners, the energy was high as you stepped through the door.

17.05.2024

Welcoming James Lascelles to Rokstone

We are delighted to announce the newest addition to our team - James Lascelles, who joins Rokstone Global Aviation as VP Aviation Digital Distribution Lead. James will be at the helm of our digital underwriting platform, steering us towards greater efficiency and innovation in the aviation insurance sector.

07.05.2024

Rokstone Women Nominated at the Women in Insurance Awards 2024

In a celebration of talent and dedication, the nominations for the 2024 Women in Insurance Awards have been announced.

16.04.2024

Rokstone Inauguration into Lloyd’s in Pioneering Move

We are delighted to announce that Rokstone has secured a Box at Lloyd’s, marking a pivotal moment in our journey towards innovation and expansion.

09.04.2024

Welcoming Munich Re Syndicate to our international property offering

We are delighted to confirm that we have agreed a binder agreement with Munich Re Syndicate Limited that will significantly enhance the continued expansion of our international property risks offering.

04.04.2024

Unveiling Rokstone’s North American Property Facultative Reinsurance Portfolio

We are excited to announce the official launch of our North American Property Facultative reinsurance portfolio.

20.03.2024

Dare to Discover 2024

It was that time of year again - the annual gathering of Aventum Group. Just like the 2023 Dare to Discover event, the afternoon proved once more that not all corporate Town Hall events are created equal.

22.02.2024

Simplifying Exposure Management with ExposureHub

As a growing MGA writing multiple lines of specialty business, we chose Ebix Europe to support our evolving exposure management demands using the ExposureHub Platform.

12.02.2024

Rokstone’s Marine Marvel Charting a Course for Excellence in the US

Brace yourself for a tidal wave of excitement as Rokstone proudly launches our new North American Marine portfolio.

07.02.2024

Rokstone Aviation Soars to New Heights with Key Appointments

The recent appointments of Carson Lyons and Chris Latta mark a pivotal moment for Rokstone’s Aviation division, propelling it toward new heights of excellence.

05.02.2024

Rokstone Appoints Global Head of Claims

We are delighted to announce that Travis Bowles has been appointed as Global Head of Claims at Rokstone.

23.01.2024

Introducing Accident and Health Insurance

We are excited to introduce our latest addition - Accident and Health, marking yet another significant stride in our specialty reinsurance portfolio.

04.01.2024

A Rokstone Welcome for Paul Amrose

We are thrilled to announce the arrival of Paul Amrose, an industry heavyweight, leading the Rokstone North American Excess Facultative Property team, based in Connecticut.

06.12.2023

Introducing Rokstone’s LOI Benchmarking Tool

The Limits of Indemnity (LOI) Benchmarking tool proudly resides on our website, providing guidance on the intricacies of D&O insurance limits.

29.11.2023

Rokstone’s Newest Recruits in US Marine Insurance Expansion

We are proud to welcome two seasoned professionals into the Rokstone family. Alex Berisha joins us as Head of Cargo - North America while Derek Vandermyde joins us as Underwriting Manager - Marine, North America. Both roles are based in New York.

27.11.2023

Fortune Favours the Prepared: This is Contingency UK and Europe

We are thrilled to present Contingency UK and Europe, our new insurance product that empowers you to face the unpredictable with unprecedented confidence.

14.11.2023

Introducing Rokstone Sports and Prize: A Game-Changing Division

Rokstone is proud to announce the launch of our new, specialised insurance division, Rokstone Sports and Prize. It is a true game changer with an exclusive facility from Allianz Commercial, rated AA, S&P, with the ability to write line sizes of $20 million and above.

09.11.2023

Rokstone Charts New Waters with New Head of Marine

Prior to joining Rokstone, Mike served as the Head of Marine for North America at AIG for almost five years. His appointment follows the recent addition of Jordan Lanford as Head of Aviation, solidifying the Rokstone commitment to expanding our expertise in specialty insurance lines.

12.10.2023

Taking Flight With New Global Head of Aviation

At Rokstone, we are thrilled to announce the newest addition to our dream team - the aviation industry veteran, Jordan Lanford

21.09.2023

Amplify: A Night to Remember

Picture this: Aventum-branded buses parading through the bustling streets of east London, the promise of an unforgettable night hanging in the early evening air of a late summer night.

07.09.2023

Credit Where It’s Due

Rokstone ventured into the Credit and Surety world back in January 2023 with the appointment of Luis Antonio Ibáñez to lead the charge in this class of business. The division is solely focused on Treaty business, which is also a new approach at Rokstone.

25.08.2023

Elevate Your Expertise: Unlocking Success with Rokstone’s D&O Academy

Rokstone is unleashing a game-changer that will turn the tables around. Presenting the Rokstone D&O Academy!

01.08.2023

Rokstone Expands Horizons with D&O

Following the launch of our new PI binder, we now plan on expanding our footprint into Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance.

26.07.2023

Music, Magic and Memories: A Rokstone Party

A round-up of incredible highlights from our amazing party at Aqua Kyoto.

06.06.2023

No More Trash Talk

There’s a whole host of waste-related puns we could throw in here and to be honest, we’ve probably used most of them before in our marketing (sorry about that!).

20.12.2022

12 Months of Rokstone Agriculture

With some fantastic figures backing up the brilliant work, Rokstone Agriculture has surely come a long way in the last 12 months.

14.09.2022

Celebrating a Summer of Silverware

When the best (re)insurance market talent gets together, you know it will be a terrific evening.

25.07.2022

Welcome to Novus 2.0

As you will probably be aware, we are part of one big, innovative global insurance group, Aventum. And we’d like to tell you about some exciting news from one of our businesses.

20.07.2022

Rokstone wins MGA of the Year!

There were plenty of cheers and beers earlier this month at the prestigious British Insurance Awards, as we walked away with the award for MGA of the Year!

22.06.2022

Aura launches Caribbean Parametric Insurance

We are delighted to unveil the latest launch from our specialist Caribbean Catastrophe MGA Aura Underwriting – Aura Parametric, a new Caribbean parametric product to complement its existing Lloyd’s Caribbean binder.

01.06.2022

Rokstone Aviation climbs to new heights

Rokstone Aviation is now able to write even more Hull and Liability (re)insurance policies across the world, after confirming new additional capacity with MalaysianRe.